Christmas flights still down 14% on pre-pandemic levels

Easyjet Terminal Scene
22/12/2022 Airline news, News < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Flights between the 21st December and 4th January will remain 14% lower than pre-pandemic levels according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirum with 30,979 flights set to depart UK airports.

easyJet (U2/EZY) is set to rank top of the Christmas flights with 5,928 flights departing over the festive period with British Airways (BA/BAW) coming in second. Ryanair (FR/RYR) and Loganair (LM/LOG) make up the other two airlines in the top 4.

A British Airways Boeing 777-200 takes off from London Heathrow (Image: Max Thrust Digital)
A British Airways Boeing 777-200 takes off from London Heathrow (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

Compared to last Christmas though the numbers are up 33% demonstrating the industry recovery is still going strong.

The busiest airport over the period will be London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) with 8,172 departures with Gatwick (LGW/EGKK), Stansted (STN/EGSS) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) making up the top 4.

The most popular festive destinations include Geneva, Amsterdam, Tenerife and Paris.

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